title: Improvement of glucose preservation in blood samples.
abstract: Preservation of blood glucose is better with added D-mannose than with added sodium fluoride. Nearly complete preservation can be achieved by the use of both D-mannose and sodium fluoride.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Chemie und Klinische Biochemie, Klinikum Steglitz, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liss
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bechtel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008358:Mannose; D012969:Sodium Fluoride
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D008358:Mannose